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Given the revulsion & horror over gun violence right now feels as much cumulative, gun rights hysteria is steeped in racism, & because the chalk figures ARE black, believe @NewYorker missed the opportunity (imperative?) to merge Buffalo into “Uvalde” title. (✒️ #EricDrooker)

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Strange to see member of the right caught in act of denial when standing procedure (the way Cruz faults Dems for Uvalde) is to indignantly project the blame. Either guy’s a weak link or perhaps, just perhaps, reality this time is that overwhelming.

Genna Martin@photogenna

Outside the NRA convention. Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP

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A sickening redundancy in the most recent news art from #ShoShibuya. Culture of violence/racism. (“Buffalo, NY. RACISM”; “Uvalde, Texas. WHY DO WE KEEP LETTING THIS HAPPEN?“)

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In a line and a few photos, a far-from-static depiction of the cycle. #visualnarrative

John Moore@jbmoorephoto

Even under renewed Russian attacks, in Kharkiv, they save what they can and move forward. #gettyimages #Ukraine #gettyimagesnews

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Our better angels. (📷 @jordan_vondy @Getty Images Jacinto Cazares shows reporters a photo of his daughter, 10-year-old Jackie Cazares, who was killed by a gunman with an AR-15 at Robb Elementary School.) #UvaldeMassacre

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